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Episode 943 - 20th century campaign slogans - Chipping in - Ends in "u" - "key" words - Mything in action

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 943, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: 20th century campaign slogans

  • 1: Voters were told "He's the one".
  • Nixon.
  • 2: "Not just peanuts" and "A leader, for a change" for his 1976 campaign.
  • Carter.
  • 3: In 1988 this reverend and Democratic hopeful reminded us to "Keep hope alive".
  • (Jesse) Jackson.
  • 4: "Dew it with" him in 1948 did not lead to victory.
  • Dewey.
  • 5: His mid-century second term bid used the slogan "Peace, progress and prosperity".
  • Eisenhower.

    • Round 2. Category: chipping in

    • 1: Many donate to the United Way thanks to Nnamdi Asomugha, a player in this league.
    • the NFL.
    • 2: Help the Nature Conservancy by adopting one of these diverse offshore ecosystems off Palau.
    • coral reefs.
    • 3: The wife of the CEO of this company donated $90 million to the Salvation Army to start Kroc Centers.
    • McDonald's.
    • 4: You can donate to this charity mainstay, but when you shop at its retail stores, it sounds like that Affleck/Damon film.
    • Goodwill.
    • 5: Punning on a newsreel name, this charity that helped defeat polio made its first appeal in 1938.
    • March of Dimes.

      • Round 3. Category: ends in "u"

      • 1: This outdoor Hawaiian feast often features a roast pig.
      • a luau.
      • 2: Off-the-cuff, without preparation, such as a speech.
      • impromptu.
      • 3: From the Old French for "bundle", it's the bundle of clothing and linens a bride collects for her marriage.
      • a trousseau.
      • 4: This world capital is located about 180 miles southeast of Miami.
      • Nassau.
      • 5: These Bantu-speaking people make up the largest language group in the Republic of South Africa.
      • the Zulu.

        • Round 4. Category: "key" words

        • 1: The earliest authentic copy of his "Star-Spangled Banner" sold at public auction in 1934.
        • Francis Scott Key.
        • 2: The part of a door you spy through, or the Eta Carinae nebula you might spy in the sky.
        • a keyhole.
        • 3: Qwerty is a standard format for one of these.
        • a keyboard.
        • 4: Democrat Zell Miller of Georgia delivered this address at the 2004 Republican National Convention.
        • the keynote.
        • 5: In musical notation, it's the grouping of sharps and flats at the beginning of each staff.
        • the key signature.

          • Round 5. Category: mything in action

          • 1: Maori legend says the South Island of this country is the canoe of the Polynesian demi-god Maui.
          • New Zealand.
          • 2: The Irish word luchorpan, meaning "little body", gives us this word for a little mythical Irish creature.
          • leprechaun.
          • 3: This woman whose prophecies were disbelieved was one of Agamemnon's spoils after Troy fell.
          • Cassandra.
          • 4: In Incan myths from South America, this camel relative warns man of an impending great flood.
          • llama.
          • 5: This creature whose name means "round eye" may be inspired by workers with concentric circle forehead tattoos.
          • Cyclops.

            • Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

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